The North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBiotech) accelerates life science technology-based economic development through innovation, commercialization, education, and business growth. With long-standing funding programs that support innovative technology and company development, NC Biotech engages partners across the academic, business, and economic development arenas to identify and support life science solutions that will benefit human healthcare and grow the NC economy. Since 2014, NCBiotech has supported military, homeland security and biodefense technologies by working to bridge the gap between life sciences, and military and homeland security agencies and their priorities.